Everyone in the courtyard froze instantly.

They thought their ears had played a trick on them. Liu Qing stood rooted to the spot, stunned for a long moment.

You're here.

The words that Liu Chuandao had just said reverberated in her head. What had he meant?

Whom had he addressed those words to?

Was it Jiang Ning?

That was impossible!

He didn't know who Jiang Ning was. Why would he say something like that to him?

"So lam."

Before Liu Qing could voice her confusion, Jiang Ning nodded calmly and replied this way.

Silence descended upon them anew.

Liu Qing gaped as she stared stupidly at Jiang Ning. She whipped her head and stared at Liu Chuandao, then turned and stared at Jiang Ning again. Her head was buzzing. She had no idea what was going

on.

Had Liu Chuandao's words been directed at Jiang Ning?

Did they...know each other?

to have drained out of him. His face felt numb and a sudden, stinging heat spread

was as if someone had just slapped him hard on his

Jiang Ning...and the sect leader know each

to be old friends.

must be

seated while he had spoken to the sect leader. He had not

utterly dumbfounded. The few disciples who had

What was going on?

Jiang Ning know the sect leader? What worried them the most was the tone that Jiang Ning

friend whom he had known for years. He hadn't tried to be polite. He had sounded mild, as if he had been talking about the weather. Liu Chuandao was

say anything else.

looks

faces

he turned

body had been overtaken by cold

to report

look very

taboo that was heavily frowned upon in

wasn't the only one who was displeased. If the principal of the Inner Court were to hear about what Zhu Qi and his gang had done,

a complete lack of respect for

Qi stammered. His lips were trembling. He couldn't

throat felt parched. His

was he

What could he say?

That he had infiltrated the sect and harbored unwholesome intentions towards Third Miss? Was he supposed to tell the sect leader that Jiang Ning was trying

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